The setup and the execution of the electroacoustic part of this work requires a Computer Music Designer (Max expert).

Version Information

Performance date
9 juin 2017
Documentation date
11 février 2020
Version
premiere
Status
valid
Validation date
7 mai 2020
Documentalist
lemouton (lemouton@ircam.fr)
Realisation
Gilbert Nouno (Computer Music Designer)
Length
20 min

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Detailed Staff

Soloist
flute, oboe, trumpet, viola

double bass, flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, 2 trombones, 3 percussionists, piano, violin, viola, 2 cellos

Detailed staff comes from Brahms, send mail to ressources-contenus@ircam.fr for correction.

Electronic Equipment List

Computer Music Equipment

1 KX 88
MIDI Keyboard (Yamaha)
1 MacBook Pro
Apple Laptops (Apple)
1 iPad
Tablets (Apple)
1 Ircam Spat
Library (Ircam) - version 5 (panoramix)
1 antescofo~
External objects (Ircam)
2 Max 7
Max (Cycling74) - 7.3.5 64 bits
1 Mira
Library (Cycling74)
1 Csound
Sound Synthesis (csounds.com)

Video

1 Camera
Camera (generic) - for the conductor
4 Video Monitor
Video Monitor (generic) - for the soloists

Audio Equipment

20 Loudspeaker
Loudspeakers (generic)
4 Stage monitor
Stage Monitors (generic) - for the soloists
26 Microphone
Microphone (generic) - refer to the tech rider for details
1 CL5
Digital Mixers (Yamaha) - or equivalent

Downloads

Namenlosen.dmg

Sasha J. Blondeau

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Instructions

Namenlosen Sasha J.Blondeau

Electroacoustic setup description

All the synthetic sounds of the electroacoustic part of Namenlosen are generated by csound, spatialised with Ircam Spatialisateur (panoramix) around the audience and synchronised with the instrumental part using antescofo.

Loudspeaker setup

adc

The soloists are spatialized :

  • Flute solo
  • Viola solo
  • Oboe solo
  • Trumpet solo

dac

20 loudspeakers (cf loudspeaker setup)

MAX patch

installation

  • Two instances of max are running simultaneously. Copy the max app and rename it maxSPAT.app. The audio channels from the synthesis patch are sent to the spatialisation patch thru the audio board (loopbacks). Message are sent with OSC messages.
  • Run the run_namen_losen.sh script to launch the max patches.

score following

only the midi keyboard is followed

patch presentation

keyboard shortcuts

  • c - csound
  • up arrow : next label
  • right arrow : next event
  • s : suivi ON/OFF
  • escape : to stop

simulation

A recording of the soloist parts is provided to test the setup before the first rehearsal.

startup/concert checklist

launch the run_namen_losen.sh script

performance instructions

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